Necktie-fastener



(No Model.)

F. H. HOWARD.' NEGKTIE FASTB'NER.

No. 447,326. Patented Mar. 3, 1891.l

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 447,326, dated March 3, 1891. Application tiled June 25, 1890. Serial No. 356.617. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK. H. HOWARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Irvington, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scarf -I-Iolding Pins;

.and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying' drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to reduce the cost ofneckscarfs by facilitating the operation of adjusting and securing the fastening and holding means therein and to provide a more convenient and effective holder; and it consists in the improved scarf holder and fastener and in the arrangements and combinations of parts, substantially as. will be hereinafter set forth, and nally embodied in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

. in which like letters indicate corresponding improved holder and fastener.

parts in each of the several figures, Figure 1 is a front and Fig. 2 a side elevation of the tion of the same, taken on line Fig. l. Fig. 4.- is a plan of a blank from which the device is formed, and Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a rear and side elevation of the device applied to the scarf.

In said drawings, a indicates an ordinary scarf having the usual strap adapted to encircle the neck and be pinned at its free end to the body of said scarf, whereby the said scarf is fastened upon the neck, and h indicates the fastener and holder, made, preferably, of one piece of metal, and consisting, first, of a pin portion c, adapted to pass through a portion of the scarf material and project therefrom, so as to enable the said strap to be caught thereon in the usual manner and fastened, the said pin thus serving as the fastener'for the strap or of the scarf. The pin tapers gradually and continuously up to the point of union with concaved head, so that said pin may be thrust entirely through the fabric and only the said concaved plate be exposed on the upper part of the scarf.

Fig. 3 is aseo-- In connection with the pin portion is, second, a scarf-holder adapted to prevent the said scarf from riding up on the collar. This consists of a head CZ, of a concavo-convex form, y

and provided with curved arms e e, havingan opening f between, into which the head of the usual collar-button may pass, the upper ends Of the said arms being inwardly beveled, as at g g, so as to direct the shank of said collar-button into the said opening f and at their upper extremities extending forward so as to bear against the back of the scarf and support the same, as will be understood. The head d bears, as at h, on the said shank of the button, and thus the scarf will be prevented from riding upward. The collar-button head being larger than the opening f,the head is prevented from being horizontally withdrawn from the button.

Prongs k k are or may be provided at the head of the pin or on the pin below the said head, which point in a direction opposite or away from the point of said pin, so as to prevent the pointed end of said pin from being forced outfrom its projecting position to a point where the scarf-strap cannot easily be fastened thereon, as will be understood. The pin 'is formed centrally in line with the opening f, and the prongs 7e are disposed on opposite sides of said central line, so as to bear evenlyT in holding the fastener in position.

In' forming the pin I may roll the sheet metal on itself, as'indicated in Fig. l, and by means of suitable dies press it down to a sharp point; but the pin may be formed and arranged, in connection with the head, in any other way, and other variations and changes may be made inthe device without departing from the spirit of the invention. l

The fastener and holder may be readily adjusted upon the scarf and be detached therefrom with convenience and ease, and all need of sewing or of extraneous fasteners is dispensed with.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is l. The improved scarf-fastener herein described, combining with the concaved head having arms e e, the extremities of which extend. forward, as described, to engage the back of the scarf, and a central pin, substantially as described.

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a concaved head having forwardly-curved arms e e, bearing 7L, openingf, and inclines g 15 and a pin c, formed in line with said opening and consisting of.ro1led metal integral with the head, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing -I have hereunto set my hand this 171311 day of zo June, 1890.

FRANK, H. HOWARD.

Vitnesses:

CHARLES I-I. PELL, OSCAR A. MICHEL. 

